Maine · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Maine

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Madawaska Elementary School in Madawaska is Maine's top-resourced public school, scoring 73/100 on the NCES resource index.

73/100
top score (grade B): 2
schools at the top grade (B): 62/100
average across the top 50

#	School	Grade	Enrollment	Student:Teacher	District	Score
1	Madawaska Elementary SchoolMadawaska	B	162	8.5:1	Madawaska Public Schools	73
2	Wiscasset Elementary SchoolWiscasset	B	166	7.2:1	Wiscasset Public Schools	71
3	Bruce M Whittier Middle SchoolPoland	B-	272	11.8:1	RSU 16	68
4	Dayton Consolidated SchoolDayton	B-	128	10.7:1	Dayton Public Schools	68
5	Williams-Cone SchoolTopsham	B-	224	-	RSU 75/MSAD 75	67
6	Wiscasset Middle/High SchoolWiscasset	B-	198	7.3:1	Wiscasset Public Schools	67
7	Veazie Community SchoolVeazie	B-	167	11.1:1	Veazie Public Schools	66
8	Prescott Memorial SchoolWashington	B-	107	10.7:1	RSU 40/MSAD 40	66
9	Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolPortland	B-	489	11.9:1	Portland Public Schools	65
10	Ocean AvenuePortland	B-	337	10.5:1	Portland Public Schools	65
11	Greely High SchoolCumberland	C+	615	9.6:1	RSU 51/MSAD 51	64
12	Falmouth Middle SchoolFalmouth	C+	438	8.4:1	Falmouth Public Schools	64
13	Jefferson Village SchoolJefferson	C+	215	10.2:1	Jefferson Public Schools	64
14	Saco Middle SchoolSaco	C+	586	10.5:1	Saco Public Schools	63
15	Orono Middle SchoolOrono	C+	154	11:1	RSU 26	63
16	Appleton Village SchoolAppleton	C+	132	7.8:1	Appleton Public Schools	63
17	Pemetic Elementary SchoolSouthwest Harbor	C+	127	5.8:1	Southwest Harbor Public Schools	63
18	Frank H Harrison Middle SchoolYarmouth	C+	379	10.5:1	Yarmouth Schools	62
19	Shapleigh Memorial SchoolShapleigh	C+	153	12.8:1	RSU 57/MSAD 57	62
20	West Bath SchoolWest Bath	C+	101	8.4:1	West Bath Public Schools	62
21	Scarborough High SchoolScarborough	C+	903	11.3:1	Scarborough Public Schools	61
22	Yarmouth High SchoolYarmouth	C+	554	10.9:1	Yarmouth Schools	61
23	Presumpscot SchoolPortland	C+	266	12.1:1	Portland Public Schools	61
24	Winslow Junior High SchoolWinslow	C+	178	11.1:1	Winslow Schools	61
25	Mt Desert Elementary SchoolNortheast Harbor	C+	161	7.3:1	Mount Desert Public Schools	61
26	Gorham High SchoolGorham	C+	812	13.3:1	Gorham Public Schools	60
27	Brunswick Jr High SchoolBrunswick	C+	544	11.1:1	Brunswick Public Schools	60
28	Spruce Mountain Middle SchoolJay	C+	303	11.7:1	RSU 73	60
29	Blue Hill Consolidated SchoolBlue Hill	C+	256	9.8:1	Blue Hill Public Schools	60
30	Schenck High SchoolEast Millinocket	C+	109	12.1:1	East Millinocket Public Schools	60
31	Mt Ararat High SchoolTopsham	C	732	-	RSU 75/MSAD 75	59
32	York Middle SchoolYork	C	482	9.5:1	York Public Schools	59
33	Amanda C Rowe SchoolPortland	C	470	11.8:1	Portland Public Schools	59
34	Memorial Middle SchoolSouth Portland	C	388	9.9:1	South Portland Public Schools	59
35	Mill Stream Elementary SchoolNorridgewock	C	309	10.7:1	RSU 54/MSAD 54	59
36	Oxford-Cumberland Canal SchoolWestbrook	C	188	7.2:1	Westbrook Public Schools	59
37	Old Orchard Beach High SchoolOld Orchard Beach	C	186	7.2:1	RSU 23	59
38	Falmouth High SchoolFalmouth	C	669	10.3:1	Falmouth Public Schools	58
39	Wentworth SchoolScarborough	C	664	10.9:1	Scarborough Public Schools	58
40	Greely Middle SchoolCumberland	C	515	10.1:1	RSU 51/MSAD 51	58
41	Gerald E Talbot Community SchoolPortland	C	394	9:1	Portland Public Schools	58
42	Conners-Emerson SchoolBar Harbor	C	346	8:1	Bar Harbor Public Schools	58
43	Stevens Brook SchoolBridgton	C	290	10:1	RSU 61/MSAD 61	58
44	Longfellow School-PortlandPortland	C	263	11.4:1	Portland Public Schools	58
45	Acton Elementary SchoolActon	C	256	11.6:1	Acton Public Schools	58
46	Loranger Memorial SchoolOld Orchard Beach	C	251	7.8:1	RSU 23	58
47	Fiddlehead School of Arts & ScienceGray	C	177	12.6:1	Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences	58
48	Durham Community SchoolDurham	C	469	11.7:1	RSU 05	57
49	Great Falls Elementary SchoolGorham	C	429	10.5:1	Gorham Public Schools	57
50	Wells High SchoolWells	C	422	12.1:1	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	57

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Maine? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Maine is Madawaska Elementary School in Madawaska with a quality score of 73/100 (grade B). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.